A novice asked his master to explain
Why Adam was forbidden to remain
In his first undivided happiness.
The master said: "When he, whose name we bless,
Awoke in paradise a voice declared:
'The man whose mind and vision are ensnared
By heaven's grace must forfeit that same grace,
For only then can he direct his face
To his true Lord'. "The lover's life and soul
Are firmly focused on a single goal;
The saints in paradise teach that start
Of drawing near is to renounce the heart.'
ATTAR
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